Twitch schedules its E3 broadcasts

Video game streaming platform Twitch signed a three-year deal in March to be the official streaming partner of the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3). While we'll have wall-to-wall coverage of next week's avalanche of announcements and other gaming goodies, those looking to watch live broadcasts of gaming's biggest annual event should check out Twitch's now-available broadcast schedule, found after the break.

Twitch will kick off its coverage on the morning of Monday, June 9 with Microsoft's media briefing at 9:30 am PT (12:30 pm ET), later showing EA's press conference at 1:00 pm PT (4:00 pm ET). Following EA's "post show" is the reveal of a new game from Bethesda at 2:30 pm PT (5:30 pm ET). "Conference day" continues Monday with Ubisoft at 3:00 pm PT (6:00 pm ET) and Sony at 6:00 p.m. PT (9:00 pm ET).

Nintendo's livestream-only E3 event leads the way on Tuesday, June 10 at 9:00 am PT (12:00 pm ET), followed by a handful of as-yet-unannounced game streams throughout the day from publishers like Deep Silver, Ubisoft, Microsoft Studios and Nintendo. Tuesday concludes with Nintendo's Super Smash Bros. invitational tournament at 4:00 pm PT (7:00 pm ET). Wednesday, June 11 and Thursday, June 12 include other unannounced games from Microsoft Studios, Square Enix, EA, Warner Bros., Crytek, Nintendo, Sony, Tecmo Koei and Ubisoft, with Twitch's final E3 stream, 2K's Evolve tournament, set for Thursday at 4:00 pm PT (7:00 pm ET).

Twitch – the official live streaming partner of E3 – to broadcast all the event's biggest games and press conferences

SAN FRANCISCO- June 2, 2014 - Twitch, the world's leading video platform and community for gamers, today announced its broadcast schedule for the 2014 Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3). In addition to featuring a full slate of games each day from marquee publishers, all of the major press conferences will be broadcast on Twitch at www.twitch.tv/E3. This year's schedule marks an E3 milestone for the brand in terms of the quantity and quality of featured content.

During the convention, broadcasts will be conducted from the Twitch booth (South Hall #501) where attendees are welcome to see the live filming in progress. Joining Twitch's Marcus "djWHEAT" Graham, Jon Carnage and Jordan "Soma" Tayer on hosting duties will be Swiftor, MANvsGAME, Seltzer_FD, and TheJustinFlynn.

"Thanks to our passionate community, Twitch has become the epicenter for publishers and developers who want to connect with them," said Jon Carnage, Content Director, Twitch. "As a result, this will be our most robust E3 presence to date. It also ensures that every living room has a window into all the major news and games revealed at the show."

This is Twitch's first year as the official live streaming platform of E3. The partnership with the Entertainment Software Association (ESA) is a three year agreement that will heighten the global presence for the leading video game event.

For more information on Twitch, visit our press center and blog.

About Twitch
Twitch is the world's leading video platform and community for gamers where more than 45 million gather every month to broadcast, watch and talk about video games. Twitch's video platform is the backbone of both live and on-demand distribution for the entire video game ecosystem. This includes game developers, publishers, media outlets, events, user generated content, and the entire esports scene. In February 2014, Wall Street Journal ranked Twitch as the 4th largest website in terms of peak internet traffic in the U.S., fortifying the brand as an entertainment industry leader and the epicenter of social video for gamers. For more information, visit: www.twitch.tv